Yotp Food

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-07

Overview

yotp_food.lua is a prefab factory module that dynamically creates food item prefabs based on internal food definitions. It supports multiple food variants (e.g., tribute roast, mud pie, fish head skewers) by iterating over foodinfo tables and calling MakeFood(). Each generated entity includes core components like edible, perishable, floater, stackable, and tradable, making them suitable for inventory use with appropriate spoilage, stacking, and floating behavior.

Usage example

-- Generate the first food item (e.g., tribute roast)
local tribute_roast_prefab = require "prefabs/yotp_food"

-- Note: The module returns multiple prefabs (e.g., yotp_food1, yotp_food2, etc.)
-- Use the appropriate prefab name when spawning:
local inst = SpawnPrefab("yotp_food1")

Dependencies & tags

Components used: edible, perishable, floater, stackable, tradable, inspectable, inventoryitem
Tags added: pre-preparedfood, plus any data.tags defined per food entry

Properties

No public properties are exposed by the yotp_food.lua module itself. All configuration is done via the local foodinfo table and internal prefab construction logic.

Main functions

MakeFood(num)

• Description: Factory function that constructs and returns a Prefab for a specific food variant identified by num. Handles visual setup, component initialization, and event listening for floating animation overrides.
• Parameters: num (number) — 1-based index into the foodinfo table.
• Returns: Prefab — A callable prefab factory function.
• Error states: If num exceeds #foodinfo, data will be nil, likely causing runtime errors when accessing data.* fields.

Events & listeners

• Listens to:
  • floater_startfloating — Triggers playback of the suffixed "_float" animation (e.g., "food1_float") when the item starts floating.
  • floater_stopfloating — Reverts to the base animation (e.g., "food1") when floating stops.
    (Listeners only added if data.floater[3] == true)